A hearing was adjourned for a month in the case of an Adrian man who claimed he was innocent of a criminal sexual conduct charge he had pleaded no contest to in Lenawee County Circuit Court.

A Feb. 6 hearing was adjourned to March 6 after an attorney for Aaron Shane Carter, 34, asked that a sentencing started on Jan. 30 be completed despite his claim that day of innocence. Carter said two boys made up allegations of sexual abuse and had stolen property from his home. Judge Margaret M.S. Noe canceled Carter’s plea bargain and ordered a trial on the original charges.

Carter pleaded no contest on Dec. 18 to assault with intent to commit second-degree criminal sexual conduct, a charge carrying a maximum five-year prison term. He was originally charged with a first-degree criminal sexual conduct count that carries a mandatory 25-year minimum prison term.